Notice blockers before work stalls
A brief question can make it easier to identify what support or information a new task needs.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
Send Message
Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Tasks can sit untouched when the real obstacle was never captured.
- Make potential blockers easier to name early.
- Prompt useful support or information requests.
- Help prevent silent task stalls.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Telegram to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation or ask Notis to send a gentle blocker question for new tasks.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction with the task details and the question you want asked.
- 4Select Todoist New Task Created and choose where run reports go.
- 5Create a real task and confirm the blocker check feels timely and useful.
Questions about this workflow
Does this detect blockers from Todoist automatically?
Notis can include available task context and ask a question; it should not imply it knows a blocker that was not provided.
Can the question be skipped for simple tasks?
You can describe the kinds of tasks where the check-in is useful in the instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist triggers
Telegram actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Answer Callback Query
Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. the answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
Export Chat Invite Link
Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
Get Chat Info
Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).
Get Chat Administrators
Get a list of administrators in a chat. on success, returns an array of chatmember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Todoist and Telegram, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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